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Recognised as Colour

#3E86EC

  • #3E86EC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#3E86EC is a blue with RGB values 62, 134, 236 and HSL 215°, 82%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#3E86EC#3E86EC
HEX#3E86EC
RGBrgb(62, 134, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.5255, 0.9255
RGB percentages24.3%, 52.5%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(215.2, 82.1%, 58.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.2, 73.7%, 92.5%)
CMYK73.7%, 43.2%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,097,772
CSS custom property--colour: #3E86EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2413WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.83:1
Contrast with white3.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.83:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#C17913

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#538FF0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#327FEAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Tritanopia#009EADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.6:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 6.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 10.6Royal blue · ΔE 18.2Medium purple · ΔE 26.2Slate blue · ΔE 26.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 30.5
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 6.58, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ECA43E
Analogous#3EDDEC, #4D3EEC
Triadic#EC3E86, #86EC3E
Split complementary#EC4D3E, #DDEC3E
Tetradic#EC3EDD, #ECA43E, #3EEC4D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F8FAFE
Lighter +30%#C9DDFA
Lighter +20%#9BC0F5
Lighter +10%#6CA3F1
Darker −10%#166AE1
Darker −20%#1254B2
Darker −30%#0D3E84
Darker −40%#082856
More saturated +25%#2B83FF
Less saturated −25%#598BD2

Channel breakdown

R62
G134
B236
Red62 (24.3%)
Green134 (52.5%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue215.17°
Saturation (HSL)82.08%
Lightness58.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3E · G 86 · B EC

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